This 35-minute poscast was recorded on March 29, 2014 on PeakProsperty.com.Small-scale farming usually quickly surfaces as a pursuit that could help address a future defined by declining net energy, concerns about food security, adequate nutrition, community resilience, and reliable income commonly arise.

Yet most dismiss the idea of becoming farmers themselves; mainly because of lack of prior experience, coupled with lack of capital. It simply feels too risky. Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife, Maude-Hélène are a thirtysomething couple who have been farming successfully for the past decade on just an acre and half of land.
Their initial start up costs were in the $40,000 range. Not peanuts; but fairly low by most new business standards.